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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 26 Jan, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Live coverage: Flood havoc as rain lashes Qld A tornado has hit the Queensland coastal town of Bargara, while a disaster situation has been declared south of Gladstone, as torrential rain from ex-tropical cyclone Oswald continues to create havoc in the state's central and southern regions. More » Thousands of new Australians take citizenship pledge Your pics: Australia Day 2013 Deadline set for Armstrong to tell 'full truth' Eminent Australians awarded top honours Overland king hit in random assault Fiji backs down on move to expel Aussie priest Indigenous rights movement 'as important as ever' At least 36 dead in Mozambique floods Russia backs law banning homosexual 'propaganda' More Analysis » Cameron's EU referendum a dangerous game David Cameron has taken Britain's flirtation with leaving the European Union to a whole new level, pledging to hold an in/out referendum on the issue should his government be re-elected. Is the prime minister merely riding a wave of populist Eurosceptism that emerged from the Tory backbenches and from far-right political parties such as the UK Independence Party? Risking trade and diplomatic relations as well as British votes is a very big gamble. Whatever Cameron's game is, it appears the odds are currently not in his favour. More » The dawn of the Asian century of tennis SA's black gold: big potential, long horizons A major step forward on cybersecurity China must be confronted on cybersecurity A million little lies Racism outrage as Australian as Vegemite Environmentalists fight dirty Nova Peris a breath of fresh air for NT politics Power privatisation would be good for Queensland Just In More Just In » Dozens killed in Venezuela prison riot A jail riot in south-western Venezuela has killed dozens of people, local media reports, in the latest incident in the nation's ongoing crowded prison crisis. More » Thousands of new Australians take citizenship pledge Grandstand Live: Australian Open Day 13 Woman allegedly assaulted on Melbourne train Deadline set for Armstrong to tell 'full truth' Euro hits 11-month high as confidence perks up Bid for exotic animals to return to the big top Indigenous rights movement 'as important as ever' Your pics: Australia Day 2013 Fiji backs down on move to expel Aussie priest World More World » Dozens killed in Venezuela prison riot A jail riot in south-western Venezuela has killed dozens of people, local media reports, in the latest incident in the nation's ongoing crowded prison crisis. More » Deadline set for Armstrong to tell 'full truth' Euro hits 11-month high as confidence perks up Aid cut for displaced Indonesian Shiites Russia backs law banning homosexual 'propaganda' At least 36 dead in Mozambique floods Business More Business » Euro hits 11-month high as confidence perks up The euro rose against the US dollar to its highest level in 11 months thanks to unexpectedly strong ECB loan repayments and an upbeat confidence report on Germany. More » Shares surge as Specialty Fashion trebles profit Penrice leaders survive two-strikes ballot Up to 450 jobs under threat at trucking firm Chinese-led consortium takes over Cubbie Dreamliner investigators concerned by findings Politics More Politics » Thousands of new Australians take citizenship pledge Australia Day celebrations are taking place across the nation, with more than 17,000 people taking the pledge to become an Australian citizen. More » Wayne Swan reignites republic debate Banned Katter candidate may yet be preselected Katter candidates fall over anti-gay remarks Gillard visits top-secret Defence spy centre Sport More Sport » Crowd no problem for Azarenka in Open final Victoria Azarenka says she won't be put off if the crowd turns on her in Saturday night's Australian Open final against Li Na. More » Grandstand Live: Australian Open Day 13 Deadline set for Armstrong to tell 'full truth' Murray books final date with Djokovic Mariners should be favourites: Kosmina Gap to 'Big Four' too tough for the rest Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Ice core drill gives insight into climate future By environment reporter Sarah Clarke Scientists say an ice core taken from almost three kilometres down in the Greenland ice sheet has given them an extraordinary vision of what the planet could look like as it heats up. More » Freeze lifted on bird flu virus research Penguin head-cam captures bird's eye view of hunt Gamma-ray burst 'blasted' Earth in 8th century World's first binding mercury treaty adopted Environment More Environment » Ice core drill gives insight into climate future By environment reporter Sarah Clarke Scientists say an ice core taken from almost three kilometres down in the Greenland ice sheet has given them an extraordinary vision of what the planet could look like as it heats up. More » Greenpeace warns against expanding coal exports Scientists, rangers team up to track ghost nets Fish in hot water as climate changes Global warming to threaten Australian wildlife About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at starnewsposting@gmail.com Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. 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